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Tahtacı

Tahtacı /tahtaˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Tahtaci

“board cutter, timber dealer”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Abroad
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Tahtacı?

Tahtacı

IPA /tahtaˈdʒɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Tahtacı mean?

A tahtacı cuts timber into boards or sells planks. Tahta comes from Classical Persian taxta ‘board, plank’; the suffix -cı is Turkish. Villages of this name exist in the Burhaniye district of Balıkesir and elsewhere.1

Grammar tahta + -cı.

What is Tahtacı made of?

Tahtacı is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tahta (tahta: board, plank) + -cı (occupational suffix).

Tahtacı + root tahta tahta: board, plank PERSIAN tahta “board, plank” suffix -cı occupational suffix Tahtacı tahta root tahta: board, plank tahta PERSIAN “board, plank” -cı suffix occupational suffix
Tahtacı: parts and root words
  • tahta Persian — board, plank1

How was the name Tahtacı formed?

Tahtacı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“occupational suffix”) to tahta (“tahta: board, plank”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.2

How is Tahtacı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Tahtaci in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tahta accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tahtacı

Q1

What does the surname Tahtacı mean?

A tahtacı cuts timber into boards or sells planks. Tahta comes from Classical Persian taxta ‘board, plank’; the suffix -cı is Turkish. Villages of this name exist in the Burhaniye district of Balıkesir and elsewhere.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tahtacı?

The root word of Tahtacı is tahta (Persian): “board, plank”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tahtacı?

Tah·ta·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /tahtaˈdʒɯ/.